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Use in varieties of Scots

daur Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.9 33.5 8 0 0 10.9 8.8
Number of occurrences7163 5 0 0 1 2
Number of authors37 29 5 1 2

Occurrences of daur in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Glade whaur nane nou daur tae slocken their thrist on page 73

1 matches

Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 83 - Born Hamelt, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
I dinnae daur luik ... but on page 78

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Whit?!' thundered God, 'Ye daur challenge the Almichty tae a on page 49

2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
n him a drink. An nou I didna daur speir him mair. He lookit at on page 84

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
hat poe-faced that she didnae daur lauch; an gin she cuidnae thi on page 28
as loud as she cuid, "Gin ye daur, I'll set Dinah on ye!" on page 38
eid wi his neb in the air. "I daur say ye've never even had a bl on page 44

7 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
polis station as fast as she daur. Fraser an Johnny baith? Ower on page 1

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
if ye daur faught. on page 69

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ortals .. . mortals wham nane daur command baur the Lord God Alm on page 30

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Nae guidwife wid daur tae question on page 30

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
elt some kind o jealousy. How daur she, he seemed tae say wi eac on page 35
er her cornflakes, She didnae daur look up. First she wisnae sur on page 54
'Ah daur say yous ken that in her priv on page 98
cheerin oot loud, but didnae daur. on page 124
elloched the Trunchbull. 'How daur ye suggest a thing like thon! on page 145
Also on pages 158, 162
9 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
r for the mairriet men tho, A daur sey there were a few o them t on page 47

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
e's lauchin his heid aff! Hoo daur ye lauch yer heid aff when ma on page 86
'Hoo daur ye talk tae me like that!' sh on page 122

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Congregations wha daur tae mutter on page 93
Gaun oan, ah daur ye. on page 143

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
cht upon a path that few o us daur tae see. on page 73
Daur mak ye late for God or yer ma on page 97

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
said Wee Grumphie, wha didna daur tae lean ower faur ower in ca on page 88

1 matches

Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
and didna daur tae tak a look. on page 26

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
ettlin for his life: wha wid daur, on page 45

1 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
owk see it the noo! I scairce daur, fer scunner, gang oot there, on page 43

1 matches

Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
ftilie enough in Scots, I wid daur. Indeed, I am lernit in sudro on page 11

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
nt fae Picts tae Punks Tae no daur meddle wi him an his spunks! on page 4

1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 82 - Tecumseh, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
whilk the quhyt interlowpers daur caa on page 87

1 matches

Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
"Hoo daur ye be sae unmainnerfu." on page 118

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
due tae the Silicosis. Widnae daur talk tae hes wife like thon. on page 68

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - Mither, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
art, Celtic equivalent o 'Wha daur meddle wi me'. on page 58

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
Ah daur sey a wheen o fowk wuidnae be on page 18

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
erie: ‘Lichtlie this gin ye daur’. An A’m geyan sure at Bu
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
oot the written langage, an A daur say the'r mony a Scots bairn
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Post-Its, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
Daur say I'v no been
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Hoo daur ye come tae daunten me!
They daur defy me tae ma face.
2 matches

Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
hinks the UK government wadna daur breinge in and write laws ane
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Ah daur say bairns the day will get j
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
Theseus wis led past, I didna daur luik at him, feart ma face mi
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
d for the sake o mair than we daur weel name to Thee, hae mercy
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
aes been accomplisht an I wad daur tae say is a bumbazin ack. On
1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ce til the steps taen agin it daur tae affect thaim. An wha kens
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
rin aa day. The Uighurs didna daur lay hauns on him, bit they go
intit, that nane bit the doos daur spick o God?”
intit, that nane bit the doos daur spick o God?”
tae tak her haun back. Did he daur tae bring her haun tae his mo
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Norwegian an e'en Broon wadna daur threap Dutch an Norwegian wis
glish poet worth his saut wad daur hae a keek intae an English d
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
leg as a laddie, he wad niver daur uise it hissel tae growed-ups
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
But dinnae daur tae gang a-tearin,
1 matches

McMillan, Hugh The Return of the Brownie of Blednoch, (no publisher recorded 2022) Central, poetry
ut the feelin hertit felt the daur,
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
gaan oot!" he said, wi a 'wha daur meddle wi me' look in his ee. on page 29

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
"Foo daur she spikk tae me like that - on page 15

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
hain in a reeng, haud wide an daur the baist, syne fecht for the on page 80

1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
pairt forby e Kirk. Neen wid daur tak onythin frae ere. We'll p on page 83

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ntor, fur the Divil wid niver daur meddle wi him.
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
sum micht leuch; bot masel, A daur tae weird; at the tyme micht
1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
r yersel at dailygaun, gin ye daur hear tha crack o oul McBane's on page 8

1 matches

Reynolds, Charlie Tak pride in yer ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2009) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
r did. Noo it gets waur if ye daur tae try an scrieve a wheen o
1 matches

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